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Siege of Arles (425)

Coordinates: 43°40′37″N 4°37′41″E / 43.677°N 4.628°E / 43.677; 4.628
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Siege of Arles
Part of Gothic revolt of Theodoric I
Date425
Location
Arelate, Gallia Viennensis II (now Arles, France)
43°40′37″N 4°37′41″E / 43.677°N 4.628°E / 43.677; 4.628
Result Roman-Hunnic victory
Belligerents
Visigoths Western Roman Empire
Huns
Commanders and leaders
Theodoric I Flavius Aetius
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Arles was fought between the Visigoths and a Roman-Hunnic alliance in 425. The Visigoths and the Romans had previously been in peace, but in 425 the Visigothic king Theodoric I broke the peace treaty and invaded Gaul, laying siege to Arles. He was defeated and driven away by the Romans, under the leadership of Flavius Aetius, and their Hunnic allies. Theodoric thereafter made peace again, instead turning his sights on the Vandals in Hispania.

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Sources

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  • Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0313335372.